News tagged with microsystems

Oracle uses Sun to put heat on IBM, HP

Oracle chief executive Larry Ellison boasted that the acquisition of business computer equipment firm Sun Microsystems had helped turn up the heat on rivals IBM and Hewlett-Packard.

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Report: Facebook plans to expand new headquarters

(AP) -- The first Facebook employees are just getting settled at the company's new Menlo Park, Calif. headquarters, but the online social network is already talking about expanding.

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Oracle to question Larry Page in Google patent lawsuit

Oracle will get to question Google co-founder Larry Page under terms set by a US judge presiding over a patent suit pitting the business software titan against the Internet giant.

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Oracle targets Larry Page in Google patent lawsuit

Oracle is asking a US judge to order Google co-founder Larry Page to undergo questioning in a patent suit pitting the business software titan against the Internet giant.

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created Jul 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Federal agency backs HP inkjet patent complaint

Hewlett-Packard said Friday that a US federal agency has backed its claim that rival MicroJet Technology Co. was infringing on patents for lucrative inkjet printer cartridges.

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created Jun 11, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Mark Zuckerberg becomes a home owner: report

A local newspaper on Thursday reported that Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg is giving up life as a renter for a posh house a short drive from the social network's new Silicon Valley campus.

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created May 05, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

HP: Former executive boosted secrets then bolted

(AP) -- Hewlett-Packard Co. has filed a lawsuit against a former executive over allegations he took trade secrets with him when he went to work for rival Oracle Corp.

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Oracle abruptly drops chip developed with Intel, HP

Oracle Corp. made waves on Wednesday with a sharply worded announcement that it will cease all efforts to develop technology around Intel Corp.'s Itanium chip - a move that apparently took both Intel and its partner Hewlett-Packard ...

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Facebook moving to sprawling Silicon Valley campus

Facebook on Tuesday announced plans to move its fast-growing operations to a sprawling Silicon Valley campus once home to Sun Microsystems.

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created Feb 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Oracle to pay $46 mln to settle Sun case

Oracle has agreed to pay $46 million to settle claims that Sun Microsystems, which it acquired last year, submitted false claims to US agencies, the US Justice Department said on Monday.

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created Jan 31, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Oracle reports profit jump, bucking industry fears

(AP) -- Oracle Corp.'s net income jumped 28 percent in the latest quarter, its biggest increase in more than two years and another sign that companies are spending more liberally on technology.

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Novell draws new bid of $2.2 billion

Novell Inc. has tried many times to turn itself around since it began slipping from its place as the No. 1 provider of computer network software back in the 1990s - one such effort even spearheaded by Eric Schmidt before ...

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Google asks court to dismiss Oracle patent suit

Google has asked a California court to throw out a lawsuit filed by Oracle that accuses the Internet search giant of violating patents held by the US business software company.

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created Oct 05, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 3

In truce, Hurd gets HP's all-clear for Oracle job (Update)

(AP) -- Hewlett-Packard Co.'s settlement with ousted CEO Mark Hurd clears the way for him to lead Oracle Corp. in its push to take business from his former employer.

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Hurd shows new Oracle machine; silent on scandal

(AP) -- Former Hewlett-Packard Co. CEO Mark Hurd made his public debut as a co-president at Oracle Corp. Monday, showing off a new data-storage computer at the company's annual conference.

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